The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-11-09
DOCTORS IN COUNCIL.
An Interesting and Profitable COnven-
tiOn OF the Tri-COunty Medical
Association.

lue uTsC ANNUAL cOuSenClOu Ol the |
tri-county medical association, com
prising the counties of Bates, Vernon
and Cass, met at the court house in
Butler on Thursday morning, Nov.
Sd.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, DIR. o. F. Renick,
of Butler, DR.. S. w. Minshall, of
Walker, secretary.
The annual report of the secretary
and financial report of treasurer were
made and approved.
Adjournment for dinner
The afternoon session was called
to order at 2 o'clock, when Mayor
G. B. Hickman, in few well chosen
and appropriate remarks, welcomed
these prominent professional gentle
men and rendered to them the free
dom of the city.
DIR. w. H. H. Cundiff, of Pleasant
Hill, responded in an eloquent ad-
dress. He complimented the people
of Butler on the beautiful appearance
of their city, it's thrift and enterprise,
and referred to the time when he
made the journey from Kansas City
to the Usage river, over the very site
OF our present city, then a broad
prairie with only now and then, at
long intervals, glimpse could be
caught of a settlers hut.
l. John T. Smith was introduced and
delivered an address very appropri
ate to the occasion, replete with
sparkling wit and broad ideas, and
showed much study and painstaking
| in it's construction. At the conclusion
q resolution of thanks was adopted
and also to have the address printed
in full in the medical journal, and
the leading county papers in Har-
risonville, Butler and Nevada. The
Harrisonville Democrat, Butler TINES
and Nevada Mail were chosen.
President O. F. Renick then de-
livered his annual address, which
set forth what had been accomplished
by the association the past year, and
was full of sound advice and good
suggestions for its future success
It was an able address and was de
livered in q forcible and effective
}. manner. At its conclusion the fol
lowing resolution was adopted anc
the paper ordered preserved in tn
). archives of the association.
/ WHEREAS, The tri county Aedica
Society was organized under un
favorable circumstances, and
WHEREAS, DIR. o. F. Renick wa
elected its first president, assuming
the duties of executive officer at tn
beginning of its existence, and unde
h his administration the society ha
grown in number and interest unit
= now it bids fair to rank among tn
leading medical societies of tn
= country; therefore.
RESOLVED: That we, the member
st of SAID society, tender our retirin
president, DR.. Renick, our highes
$, $, regards and kindest wishes for th
" able manner in which he has preside
ar over our deliberations, the imparti'
and elegant department towards u
and his untiring and unfaltering e
n forts to advance the interests of IL
society and that of the general pr
ne fession.
:" DIR. Carter, of Holden, read a pap
on the '.use of clinical thermomet
). and stethescope," which was discus
in ed by the members.
or DIR. E. E. Gilmore, of Adrian, rel
paper on ''malarial poisoning"
Is. The following officers were elect
for the ensuing year:
President, DR.. W. H. H. Cundl
of Pleasant Hill.
Q, Vice-Pres., for Cass county. /
Brookhart, of Harrisonville.
Vice-Pres., for Bates county, /
~ E. n. Chastine, of Hume.
Vice Pres, for Vernon county, ]
Z. A. Dulin, of Nevada.
Secretary, DR.. S. W. Minshall,
Walker, Vernon county.
Treasurer, DIR. n. G. Whipple,
-. Pleasant Gap, Bates county.